Shloka 11

Devanagari script

कृते ऽप्यकृतसङ्गश्च सर्वात्मा सर्वलक्षणः / भयेन क्षुभिते चित्ते शायिते द्रावयेत्स (च्छ) कृत्

Transliteration

kṛte 'pyakṛtasaṅgaśca sarvātmā sarvalakṣaṇaḥ / bhayena kṣubhite citte śāyite drāvayetsa (ccha) kṛt

Translation

Even while acting, one should remain unattached—seeing the Self (Ātman) in all and bearing every noble sign. When the mind is shaken by fear, one should lie down and rest, calming and melting that agitation, as a person of purity and right conduct.

Word by Word

• kṛte: even when done
• kṛte: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘कृते’ = ‘when done/though done’ (locative absolute sense)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: even/also)

• akṛta-saṅgaḥ: without attachment
• akṛta-saṅgaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (निषेध) + kṛta (कृदन्त) + saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• sarva-ātmā: one whose self is all / universal self
• sarva-ātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• sarva-lakṣaṇaḥ: having all characteristics
• sarva-lakṣaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhayena: by fear
• bhayena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• kṣubhite: when agitated
• kṣubhite: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣubh (धातु) → kṣubhita (कृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘when agitated’ (locative absolute with citte)

• citte: in the mind
• citte: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• śāyite: when laid down
• śāyite: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śī (धातु) → śāyita (कृदन्त, णिच् causative past participle)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘when laid down/made to lie’ (locative absolute)

• drāvayet: should cause to flow/evacuate
• drāvayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dru (धातु) / drā (धातु) → drāvaya (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• śakṛt: stool/feces
• śakṛt: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (अव्ययवत् रूपम्); कर्मपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Act without attachment; perceive the Self in all; pacify fear-agitated mind through disciplined rest and sattvic conduct.

Vedantic Theme: Niṣkāma-karma and sarvātma-bhāva; citta-śuddhi as a support for liberation.

Application: Perform duties without clinging to outcomes; practice fear-regulation (rest, breath, grounding) and maintain ethical purity to stabilize mind.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.157 (shift from symptom description to mind/discipline guidance within the medical frame)

Characters & Entities

• Atman (Self)
• Bhaya (fear)
• Citta (mind)

FAQs

What is the importance of detachment (akṛta-saṅga) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches that actions should be performed without clinging, while maintaining a universal Self-vision (sarvātmā); such detachment preserves dharma and inner steadiness.

How does this verse explain handling fear and mental agitation?

It states that when fear disrupts the mind (bhayena kṣubhite citte), one should deliberately settle it—symbolized by resting/lying down (śāyite)—and soften the turmoil through purity and right conduct (saccha-kṛt).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do your responsibilities without obsession, and when fear spikes, pause and regulate the body-mind (rest, breathe, withdraw from stimuli), returning to clear, ethical action.